25 Years of Therapeutic Courts | Talk of Alaska

The Nesbett and Boney Courthouses successful downtown Anchorage are some location to immoderate of Alaska’s therapeutic courts. Taken connected August 31, 2022. (Valerie Kern/ Alaska Public Media)

The Alaska Court System is honoring 25 years of therapeutic courts successful nan authorities this month. These replacement paths to justness and rehabilitation bring together a wide business of rule enforcement, corrections and wellness professionals to activity connected a scheme of curen alternatively than incarceration for Alaskans who struggle pinch intelligence wellness challenges, past trauma aliases addictions. The thought is to forestall recidivism, trim crime and beforehand nationalist safety. How good person nan courts performed successful nan past 25 years and what will nan adjacent 25 look like? We talk therapeutic courts connected this Talk of Alaska.

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HOST: Lori Townsend

GUESTS:

• Judge Adolf Zeman, Anchorage Superior Court Judge, oversees nan Felony Drug and DUI Therapeutic Courts successful Anchorage
• Michelle Delkettie, Anchorage Wellness Courts Coordinator
• Steve Corven, Therapeutic Courts Program Manager, Partners for Progress, Member of nan Alaska Therapeutic Court Alumni group

Related:

• Therapeutic Courts | Alaska Court System
• Partners for Progress Therapeutic Court information
• Alaska Therapeutic Court Alumni group

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